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has a comprehensive realiza-
ton of what this country was
and what it is becoming.
There is little hazard in the
wager that the present reader
does not remember off-hand
that Missouri had been adj
mitted to the Union as a
State, amidst. Louis was carry
ing on a regular trade with
Santa Fe, whilst the Sacs and
Foxes, the PottowataInies
and Cherokees still held pos
session of the Illinois lake
shore, where Chicago now
stands.
Within the twenty years
the now fertile plains of the
Northwest were described as
the 'Great American Des-
ert." In fact, as late as 1875
General Hazen. in charge of
a military post at Fort Bu-
ford, unanimously labored
to prove that Dakota was an
laird waste fit only to raise
cacti, prairiedogs, sage brush
and Indians. He lived long
enough to see a population
of over half a million, and a
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written upon the whitened
skulls of the buffalo or
glistening bones of oxen
long gone to the happy
land where ''prairie schoon-
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lie BILE chin g
carca S es by
the w aysi d e
were the news
papers which
to the pioneers
of the gre a t
Northwest told
no lies. News,
COS s Up a n d
warnings were
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Buffalo, No., is to have normal school.
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EDUCATIONAL.
RAILWAY TIME-TA sLES.

RAILWAY TIME-TA 8LES.
DESNsYLvANIAL INES-THE DIRECT AND
Z POPULAR PASSENGER ROUTES.
Trainsleave and arrive at indianapolis as followx
PANHANDLE R0UrE-EA5r.
Leayefor Pittsburg New York, etc.. 4:30am 4:55pm
:. :" Richmond and Columbus. ..lI:o1am 4:0opm
Arriyefrom n. Y Pittsbg and East ll45an 10:2Opm
g Colnmbns, Richmond. etc 940an 3-50pm
Sleepers to Pittsburg and New York without Change
DIVISION.
Leave for Chicago and Northwest. 1l:0opm
Arrive from Oh Ca 90 and Northwest 4:G9An 3:50pm
j.. NJ. !. &. R.-SoUfH.
Leave for louisville
and the SOUTH. 4l5am SLOAN 4:0Opm s:O0pm
Arrive from Louisville
and the south - I0:20am lo:5aam e:45pm 1045pm
i. " R.-SoUTHwEsT-
Leave vincennes 7:I0am 4:I5pm
VTANDALfA LINE-SHoRrEST ROUTE TO
ST. LOUIS WEST.
Trains arrive and leave annapolis as followS
Leave for st, Louis. 7:3uam Ii.55am I:00pm
Greencast tie and Terre Haute Accom- 4onpn
Arr1vefrom st. L. 4:l5am 3:35pm 4:i5prn
Terre Hauteand Greencastle Accom
Sleeping, parIor and reclining chair
throughtrai For rates an inform aron apply to
ticket agents of the company IL. +. DERISG, AS
eistantGeneral Passenger Agent
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production of nearly sixty mil ,SS
lion bushels of grain from that NSaSsA
territory alone. !T
As Chief of the Weather a>~e&adk3SyA
Bureau he found this 'arid >-sSNNssx
waste SO important as to justify A~Sa
the location of nine signal-service .,ssIt
stations within its boundaries. stNyFss
Gentle reader, do not turn from YEs
witt with p ANXIOUS eye Ss''t to the 10i latest e
fluctuations of the stock and grain
markets. 1t may be better to
consider material than speoula-
tive things. The time must
come when the question of ways and
means will rest upon more substantial
basis than the twists and turns of Wall
street kings.
If ever American industry can checkmate
the English policy of opening the arabic
fields of India against our wheat-pro-
ducing sections we must look to the
Northwest for the plishment of such
result.
Nowhere on the continent can the slave
labor of India be counterbalanced by fertility
and production, and low cost of cultivation,
unless it be in the broad fields of Minnesota
and Dakota.
Thanks to the Interstate Commerce Law, a
newspaper man may speak of railways with
out the implication of payment for past
favors. 1t is fashionable to deride railway
interests, and assert that corporations have
no souls; that they are cormorants, "fatten-
ing'' upon the body polite. What nonsense!
Men are men the world over, and the rail-
way official who seeks reasonable return
for the service which his company renders
the public can with no more justice be
accused of lack of conscience than can
the horny-handed agriculturist be like
wise upbraided for his desire to secure
an honest reward for his physical invest
ment.
What would be the condition of the
Northwest to-day were it mot for the
enormous outlay of money involved in
the extension and perfection of railway
systems?
Look at the map of the country from Lake
Michigan to The British Possessions Take
the Chicago and Northwestern Railway map,
for instance. 1t is good one, even if it
was prepared by a railroad. 1t has the
merit of being geographically correct-a
merit not generally found in similar pub
LEGATIONS.
Here the old adage. Tall oaks from little
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CURE f fss DEAF

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and perform the of
natural drum Invisible, comfortable and always in position
conversation and whispers heard distinctly
book with testimonials FREE. Address call HISCOX,
2S3 Broadway, New York. Mention this
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09
School Property
For Sale or Lease

Irving College is located miles from Nc.
Mnnville, in Warren County, Tenn, in q
thickly settled neighborhood, beautifully
situated in healthy, prosperous section OF
country, The property consists OF 3 or &
acres of ground under good fence, ner9e
failing spring of freestone water; brick
college building 30X50 feet, one two storss
frame building for boarding house, with Y
rooms, 90 brick dormitories. This entire
property will be sold for 100000, or leased
for term of years on favorable terms. For
further information call on or address.
G. W. MEAD, Secy and Treasurer.
Shellsford, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09
DR.. j. b. Ritchey, Agricultural Editor.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.
QUE AGENTS.

We do not publish anonymous commit.
nications under any circumstances. The
real name of the author must accompany
every communication, or else it will be con-
signed to the waste basket. We do not pub.
fish the names of correspondents, bur want
them simply as guarantee of good faith.
All calls on candidates, obituaries, trib,
ntes Of respect, etc. are charged for as ad;
deaths, marriages, etc, will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county willconfer favor by furnishing MS
with such as soon after their occurrence as
possible.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

A STRANGER was jagged in Chat
tanooga one night last week for re-
fusing to pay for a meal at restau-
rant. The next morning he display
ed to the astonished officials nineteen
thousand dollars in cash. That much
solid cash is calculated to make the
average Chattanooga citizen turn
pale clear down to the soles of his
boots.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

THE American of last Sunday
prints the pictures of the General AS
sembly. Many of them are verygood
likenesses, but some of them are hid
eous enough to make the members
long for the gore of the American
artist. Mr.. Jarvis, the handsome
senator from White county, is made to
appear like border ruffian, while
old man folly, who couldn't get sec
ond premium for good looks, is given
a very "child like and bland" coun-
tenance. Senator Norment shows
more head than any other member of
the Senate. He is a bald-headed edit
or from West Tennessee. Senator
Fairbanks" face is "long drawn out"
after the shoe string order. We pre-
sumo his picture was taken just after
he had read the STANDARD when it
raised him out of his boots for not
voting for the submission bill. Old
man Thompson, of Wilson county,
looks like he was as mad as thunder
because his usury bill didn't get
through. Hon. A. P. Green is one
of the pretty men of the Senate. His
picture would be a good thing to
ornament rat trap with-if you
didn't want to catch any rats. The
picture of Miss Dromgoole, the en-
crossing clerk, is real pretty, and she
ought to preserve it in alcohol. In
the house, Col. Savage and John J.
Littleton are looking over the head
of Mr.. Lindsey at each other, and both
appear'quite natural. Judge Will.
Jams of Franklin county, and the red.
headed jack-in-the-bex from Mem,
phis, make nice brace in the last row
; ]. w. Hanna looks like he was listen
ing to hear something drop, while
A. NJ. Solomon appears just to have
: scented a foul ordor somewhere
around the capitol. j.. ID. Hill, o
White county, looks like he didn'
care much whether school kept o.
) not" and felt rather doubtful how
things would be when he got home
Our jovial Republican friend, H. A
Haslock, looks like he felt rather sor
, ry the fun was over and he had to g
: home to his wife again. DIR. Hearn
r Of Woodbury., has rather anXiou
2 look in his eyes, and seems to be list
: ening for the whistle of the first trail
: on the Tennessee Midland railroad
A. J. Tyler, H. II. Ball, and S. J
: Everett look more like school boy
: than legislators. j. S. Mcclellan
e the happiest Rockingham in the hous
5 gallery, while Joe Harris, the wit c
+ the house, looks like he had jus
+ swallowed n pickle abouta yard long
;, Great men never have great sons.
= How to make the girls room a
= tractiVe-put the girl in it.
: "a fool can ask more questions
: one minute than Il wise man can al
). swer in a thousand wears"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

THE National Review of last week
prints a lot of gibberish about the
editor of the STANDARD, Senator
Fairbanks letter to the temperance
people of McMinnville, and the reso-
buttons which it provoked. The Re-
view gets the cart before the horse,
and makes it appear that the temper
ance people attacked Senator Fair
banks by resolutions, and that he
then replied "that he was u years
DID," etc. Senator Fairbanks letter
was written to the temperance PEG
pie of, McALinnville without any
prOvocatiOn on their part whatever,
and their resolutions followed as a
Just rebuke Of the insult. The editol
Of the STANDARD had nothing to dc
with either the letter or the resolu-
tons except to publish them as fur.
pished by the Secretary Of the Lodge
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

REV. N. G. TAYLOR, father of the
Governor, died at his home in East
Tennessee last Friday morning. He
was a very prominent politician be-
fore the war, and one of the finest
stump orators of that day.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

A SPECIAL in Thursdays Union
states that the President and Mrs.
Cleveland will probably visit the
South during the spring or early sum-
mer.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

EX-SECRETARY Manning is now in
Europe dangerously i'll, and serious
doubts are entertained as to his ever
being able to return to his country.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

GAINESVILLE had a very disas-
trous fire last Sunday, in which TWEEN
ty-four buildings and large quantities
of goods were Destroyed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

He had no knowledge of theexistence
of either until handed to him for
publication. The Reviews article is
about as ineligible as if it had been
written by a man with the jim-jams.
We felt sorry enough for our Senator
before, in the unfortunate predica-
ment in which he had placed him
self by his foolish course, but now
that this stalwart of the stalwarts
among the Republican sheets has
undertaken his defense, we feel like
shedding a fresh tear on his political
grave. 1t is a case in which a man
truly needs to be delivered from his
friends.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

THERE is a strong Probability of
Judge n. w. Mcconnell, of Harris
vile, receiving the appointment of
chief Justice of Montana.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09
THE NASHVILLE BANNER.
The Cheapest and Most Popular News
paper Published in Nashville.

The Nashville Banner has maintained its
prestige as one of the newsiest and most
popular journals in the south and as having
a larger circulation than any daily in Ten
nessee. 1t is bold outspoken, independ-
ent paper, fair and fearless in its discussions
and thoroughly impartial in presenting the
political or other news of the day. With
a new web perfecting press and Il complete
outfit of new type, it will be greatly inn
proved in every department in 1887. The
subscription price for the daily is only $500
per year, $3.50 for six months and Sl..50 for
three months.
THE WEEKLY BANNER-0nly - Cents
Year,
Is one of the best weeklies published, and il
is the cheapest. it is a firstclass cight-page
newspaper containing all the news OF the
week and much literary matter, children's
department, etc, Only IL cents year
Address
BANNER PUBLISHING Co,
Nashville. Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

THE last two Sunday issues of the
Nashville American have been
double numbers of sixteen pages each,
We haven't a bit of sympathy with
the Americans course in waging such
bitter war on the governor, and be.
lieye it is detrimental to the best
interests of the Democratic party, but
Notwithstanding all this there is nc
denying the fact that the American
is the best newspaper in Tennessee
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

ANOTHER one of Shellbyville's
young ladies passes into eternity by
the careless handling of "a pistol. Mr..
Ally Ruth was to have been married
to Miss Carrie Sharpe, both ofShelby-
vile, Thursday morning. On We'd
nesday night Mr.. Ruth called on his
bride elect, took a pistol from his
pocket and laid it ON table. When
he was about to leave the young lady
took the pistol from the table to hand
to him, when by some means the
trigger became entangled in her
shawl and the weapon was discharged,
The ball entered Miss Shapes heart
and she fell into her lovers arms 9
corpse. Only a few months ago Miss
Scudder, of Shellbyville, met hel
death in almost the same manner.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

Ten business houses were swept
away by the flames in the town of
Mckenzie Tuesday night.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09


SENATOR FAIRBANKS made a
speech at the Court house last Mon
day in which, we are informed, he
lambasted the STANDARD quite
severely. Entertaining not the slight
est feeling of dnkindness.or malice to-
ward our Senator, we have no dispo-
sition whatever to reply in kind, and
furthermore we have astrong natural
disinclination to kick a man when he
is going down the hill All that is
necessary to permit the Senator TO
successfully accomplish the feat Of
breaking his own neck is to give him
plenty of rope. The Senator's serio-
sarcastic reflections upon a certain
minister during the course of his
speech were too cOhtemptiable to be
noticed by that gentleman, and very
forcibly reminds us of a toad swapping
at an eagles talons. The Democrats
of this senatorial district very gener.
ously bestowed upon Mr.. Fairbanks
high position, and gave him a gold
en- opportunity to win for himself
both honor and distinction. Earnest
ly hoping that he would do this, we
gave him an unqualified supper
throughout the canvass, and we now
deeply regret that he has SO sorely
disappointed large majority of hi
constituency. The sooner Mr.. Fair
banks offers the temperance people o
McMinnville a straightforward ant
manly apology for the insult he CAV
them, the sooner will he begin to re
trieve some of the ground he lost il
his reckless and unfortunate admins
tration of the trust the people place,
in his hands.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

AN extra session of Congress some
time in October, is among the proba-
bilities.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

STATE OF TENNESSEE, County or Warren, SIS:
l, Jesse Walling, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
JESSE WALLING, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Sth day of March, 1887.
o. NJ. THURMAN, Notary Public.
CoRRECT--Attest:
]. s. HARRISON,
w. II. MAGNEsS, Directors.
WILL. H. MAGNEss,Jr,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09

Great men never have great sons"
How to make the girls room at
tractive-put the girl in it.
"a fool tan ask more questions in
one minute than Il wise man can an
swer in a thousand wears"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-09
The Celebrated Horse.
M a rnzxa1. j On ,

Description and Pedigree -Marmion
is beautiful bay, with black legs, name,
and tail, full ISL hands high; extra large
and powerful bone, and superior style and
action for horse of his size; 7 years old.
Marmion was sired by Major, the horse pur.
chased in Illinois in the Spring of 1879,
and he by the celebrated FrencL. Norman,
st. Laurent, imported by E. Dillon & Co.,
Normal, Ill. Marmion's dam was sired by
Esq John Waddle's draft horse, of Fayctte.
vile, Tenn, and her dam by Sir George.
TERMS $40 90 to insure living colt. All
accidents at owners risk.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-18
Voorhees, ON the Revenue.

INDIANAPoLIs, Dec Ex-senator Voorhees,
in the course of an interview to-day, said he
should not favor any reduction of the tax on
spirits. He might, however, be willing to
repeal the tax on tobacco, except cigars and
cigarettes. Voorhees, says he stands on the
democratic platform Of 1884 and thinks Presi-
dent Cleveland has departed from it. In re
ducng taxation, Senator Voorhees, would en-
deavor to guard the labor interests and pro
tect them from competition with cheaply paid
competitors. In alluding to free trade the
senator said: "A great many people use the
term free trade without knowing or caring
what it means, Free trade means no tarlh
tax; Il means abandonment Of custom houses
and resort to direct taxation of the states
Under such system Indiana's proportion
would be 50, ,O00, 600 or $l0,0oO,oo0 a year. l
don't think any body wants to try the expert
ment in this or any other state"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-18
The High Priests of Masonry.

HASTINGS, Neb., Dec. 17.-At the session of
the Grand Order of High Priesthood of the
Masonic order of Nebraska yesterday,a COM
mittee was appointed to draft appropriate
resolutions Of respect to the memory of H.
b. Ncodemus, of Fremont, and Henry L.
Strong, of Kearney, who died since the last
annual session. The following officers and
members were elected: Albert Hastings of
Lincoln, president; James A. Tulleys, Red
Cloud, vice president; Frank E. Bullard,
North Platte, recorder; James Tyler, Lin
coin, master of ceremonies; Frank E.
Young, Custer, conductor; John ID. Moore,
Grand Island, herald; Charles A. Holmes,
Tecumseh steward.
The following named gentlemen we're ad-
mtted: Hugh G. Clark, Omaha; Charles M.
Williams, Fremont; julius l.. Young,
Tecumseh; Burrous H. Begele, Beatrice;
Henry ID. Boyden, Grand Island; Berea M.
Willsey, Blair; Charles Bond, Crete; Alvin
S. Marsh, Red Cloud; Edwin G. Webster,
Hastings; John G. Prosser, Edgar; Robert
E: French, Kearney; William w. Wright,
Blue Springs; John F.. Kutz, Plum Creek ;
julius F. Hale, York; Thomas G. Bees, Nc
Cook, and George S. Bishop Ashland.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-18
THE LABOR FEDERATION.
Final Adjournment Taken After the
Ahnv,t{,,, nf Iv,, >nos ResnIntfnna.

fhooPssO'' Va
BALTIMORE, Dec. 17.-The convention Of
the American Federation Of Labor this morn
ing took up the consideration of the report of
the committee on resolutions. A resolution
introduced by Mr.. Block delegate from the
Bakers union, denouncing the actions of the
police in various cities interfering with meet
ings and the tendency of the authorities in
some sections to curtail the constitutional
rights of the people and insisting that the
spirit of anarchy displayed by the authori-
ties should be condemned by the working
people, was the subject of prolonged de-
bate. 1t was vigorously opposed by few
conservative delegates, but was finally
passed after the words unlawful oppression"
had been substituted for anarchy" A
resolution was adopted advising the work
inymen to guard more carefully their con-
stitutional rights and to foster a spirit of in
dependent political action. The Blair edu-
cational bill was endorsed A protest
against the reduction of the internal reve-
nue. tax on tobacco was approved, as was
also a protest against the proposed extra.
dition treaty with Russia Sympathy was
expressed with Ireland. An effort was made
to have the convention pass resolution pro-
testing against any reduction in the tariff on
raw materials, but 1t was not successful. The
eight hour bill now under consideration by
congress was warmly endorsed, and after
the adoption of a few minor measures, the
convention adjourned sine die. .-.-. 20.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-18

ing, and crossed the street 10 the Bowling
house. The proprietor noticed that he was
tall, probably six feet, slim, with sallow COM
plexion and light brown hair, cut short. He
registered as L. H. Guye, leaving n vacant
space in the residence column Of the book
He gave his valise 10 the clerk and asked
FOR room, saying that he was tired
and would go to bod and sleep awhile. He
left no order to be called. Juet as the clerk
was ready TO show him up stairs he changed
his mind and decided that he would have
breakfast before retiring After hearty
meal he went up to his room. No one went
TO the door of his room or near 1t throughout
the day. About 9 o'clock last evening the
proprietor concluded IL was time to call his
lodger and sent the clerk to awaken him.
No answer came to heavy raps on the door.
The clerk came back and half an hour later
went up again. The failure of repeated at
tcmpts aroused the landlords suspicious and
with the clerk and man who happened to
be in the Office he went to the door about
IL 80 and battered the door down. Guye was
found lying on the bed with a fearful wound
in the mouth. dead and cold. BY his side lay
Smith & Wesson 3S-calbre double action
revolver. How long he had been dead no one
could tell. Though the hotel had been full
OF guests all day. no one had heard pistol
report. "A patrol wagon was summoned and
the body taken to the morguc. From papers
found upon him he is supposed to be men,
Der OF IL. OF l.. local assembly G,555 at Wal
nut, la. On his person was found ticket
from Pacific junction to 1ndianola, Ia, and u
memorandum book. In this under the date
of December 16 is an entry which may give
the cause of the suicide. 1t reads: ~ want
to say now that am not guilty of everything
Of the finding of the body and an inquest will
be held TO-DAY.